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How about their publicity stunts, I repeat this AP news release
"EPUB is an open standard, and is used by Kobo, Barnes & Noble, Sony and Google's own book service. That means that books purchased from Kobo or Barnes & Noble can be used with ANY EPUB-compatible device, similar to how MP3 music files can be played on any digital music device.
Another B&N news release:
Through the partnership with Plastic Logic, Barnes & Noble hopes to counter Amazon’s Kindle threat. Plastic Logic is expected to start shipping a new device early next year that could be a rival to Amazon’s broadsheet Kindle DX launched last month. Plastic Logic’s e-reader is 0.27 inches thick and has a 8.5 x 11 inch E Ink touchscreen display that makes it seem almost like a large notepad.
Barnes & Noble’s e-book store will support the EPub format that has also been adopted by Sony.
If one reads the news, they would assume that epub format is standard across all platforms.
When you open a *.doc document, it is a standard. When I see a doc or pdf I know I can open it up regardless of the brand computer I'm using.
Last edited by sunebird; 12-22-2009 at 10:11 PM.
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